Thursday, 20 January 2011

Another Intense Day

Up early because we are off
to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada...

to study Geomorphology
with our fearless leader.

This required us to spend the morning
in an almond grove
surrounded by sugar pink blossom,

a brief stop for lunch
breathing in the smell of wild thyme,
admiring the white-washed buildings,

and then it is off
down the hill through the orange trees
to the river bed.

Chemical Analysis

Measuring Flow Rate

Observing Sediment Deposition

Taking Photos

Well...somebody has to do it.

13 comments:

Amaranthine said...

Sounds awful. I do hope you are being paid well as recompense for such dreadful conditions! x

Menopausal musing said...

Good job after all that you didn't buy the pink fleece.... they might have lost you in amongst all that blossom!

MrM said...

I think that MissM and I will have to ask for a full debriefing session with slide show etc when MrsM returns. The TV will be free from the rugby by then ...

The Coffee Lady said...

And you're doing a good job.

rachel said...

How you suffer...... perhaps you need help?

If you'd like to come home early, I'd volunteer to replace you and take the photographs. I'm noble like that....

dottycookie said...

I was about to make the same comment as the Coffee Lady but she beat me to it.

magsmcc said...

Oh!

blackbird said...

How did you manage this?
Don't you think I need to get involved in some kind of work related travel?
Looking forward to your advice. Stop.

anne bebbington said...

A dirty job but somebody has to do it :) (so glad to hear MrM is getting his priorities right)

vicki said...

May all our burdens be thus!
I love field trips.

readersguide said...

Greetings from the other Sierra Nevada! (But it is a little too early for the almond blossoms here. Funny.)

Anonymous said...

looks like a rather cheery Yoda

Paola said...

Sometimes life is really tough ...